Martin Hosking
Thumb CultureLet’s Build A Zoo Review
Published 11/8/2022
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 11/5/2021
Let's Build a Zoo
It's time to Build a Zoo! Construct and decorate enclosures, buy and breed animals, hire zookeepers and vets... then try your hand at DNA splicing, and stitch together over 300,000 different types of animal. This can only go smoothly...
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- Springloaded
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- No More Robots
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Critic avg
83
11 scored reviews
Total coverage
11
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Score range
68–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 11 scored reviews, with a 32-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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11 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 27%
80–896 reviews · 55%
70–791 review · 9%
Below 701 review · 9%
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Sophie Hiner
Pure NintendoReview: Let's Build a Zoo (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 11/2/2022
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85
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalElliot Hilderbrand
Gaming NexusLet's Build a Zoo Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 10/4/2022
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85
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalAnnette Magaña
Push SquareReview: Let's Build A Zoo (PS5) - An Absorbing and Quirky Tycoon
Published 9/29/2022
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70
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalTrent Cannon
Nintendo LifeReview: Let's Build A Zoo - A Creative, Cartoonish Tycoon Sim With A Sinister Twist
Published 9/29/2022
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalLaura Gray
DexertoLet's Build A Zoo review: Stardew goes to the zoo in excellent management sim
Published 9/28/2022
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80
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Let's Build a Zoo Review
Published 9/27/2022
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Score
68
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Birks
TheXboxHubLet's Build a Zoo Review
Published 9/26/2022
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100
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalCole Martin
Windows CentralLet's Build a Zoo: Dinosaur Island (PC) review — Gene manipulation gets cozy | Windows CentralWindows Central
Published 6/30/2022
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalHolly Hudspeth
GamingTrendGamingTrend Let's Build a Zoo Review
Published 6/2/2022
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95
+12 vs critic avg
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